LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 10, 2020…TODAY IS CLIFF BURTON’S BIRTHDAY. TODAY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 58. TODAY IS ALSO “CLIFF BURTON DAY”. CLIFF BURTON TRAGICALLY DIED IN SWEDEN DURING THE EUROPEAN LEG OF THE ‘DAMAGE INC’ TOUR, WHEN THE TOUR BUS THE BAND WAS TRAVELLING IN SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD. BURTON JOINED METALLICA IN 1982 AND WAS THEIR BASSIST ON THE GROUP’S FIRST THREE ALBUMS ‘KILL ‘EM ALL’ ‘RIDE THE LIGHTNING’ AND ‘MASTER OF PUPPETS’. PLUS HE RECEIVED A POSTHUMOUS WRITING CREDIT FOR MATERIAL ON ‘..AND JUSTICE FOR ALL’

HERE’S SOME METALLICA FROM 1983

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 9, 2020…CONCERT MEMORIES FROM 35 YEARS AGO KISS ROCKED THE BAY AREA. THE SHOW WAS AT THE KAISER CONVENTION CENTER, AND THE OPENING ACT WAS QUEENSRYCHE. IT WAS PART OF THE ‘ASYLUM TOUR’. ACCORDING TO SETLIST.COM THIS WAS THE SETLIST PLAYED IN OAKLAND: Detroit Rock City, Cold Gin, Creatures of the Night, Fits Like a Glove, Heaven's on Fire, Guitar Solo, Under the Gun, War Machine, Drum Solo, Young and Wasted(Eric Carr on vocals), Bass Solo, I Love It Loud, I Still Love You, Love Gun, Black Diamond Encore: Oh! Susanna, Lick It Up, Rock and Roll All Nite

HERE’S GREAT FOOTAGE OF KISS LIVE FROM OAKLAND

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 9, 2020…IT WAS 1970 AND THE DOORS RELEASED THEIR 5TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘MORRISON HOTEL’. THIS IS MY FAVORITE DOORS ALBUM BECAUSE IT FEATURES MY FAVORITE DOORS SONG ‘ROADHOUSE BLUES’. HERE’S SOME COOL TRIVIA SURROUNDING THE ALBUM. THE RECORD IS DIVIDED INTO 2 SEPERATE SIDES. THE SIDES WERE TITLED ‘HARD ROCK CAFE’ AND ‘MORRISON HOTEL’. EACH WERE THE NAME OF MORRISON’S FAVORITE BARS IN L.A.THE COVER PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE ACTUAL ‘MORRISON HOTEL’ THE BAND ASKED THE OWNERS IF THEY COULD TAKE A PICTURE AND THEY SAID NO, SO THE BAND WENT IN WHEN NO ONE WAS LOOKING AND TOOK A PICTURE ANYWAY. THE BACK COVER FEATURES A PICTURE OF THE HARD ROCK CAFE. NOW WE’RE COOKING WITH GAS! HERE’S A LIVE VERSION OF ‘ROADHOUSE BLUES’ FROM A SHOW IN 1970.

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 9, 2020…ON THIS DATE IN 1972, ELTON JOHN RELEASED THE SINGLE ‘TINY DANCER’ IN NORTH AMERICA.THE SONG IS FROM THE ALBUM ‘MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER’ (ELTON’S 4TH ALBUM). THE LYRICS WERE WRITTEN BY BERNIE TAUPIN, AND THEY WERE INSPIRED BY TAUPIN’S FIRST TRIP TO AMERICA. JOHN AND TAUPIN ARE BOTH FROM ENGLAND, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST ALBUM THEY WROTE AFTER SPENDING TIME IN THE US.

HERE’S THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TINY DANCER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcyacLRPNs

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 7, 2020… TEN YEARS AGO LONESOME DAVE PEVERETT OF FOGHAT PASSED AWAY FROM DOUBLE-PNEUMONIA. PEVERETT WAS 56 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS BATTLING CANCER.

HERE’S PEVERETT WITH FOGHAT FROM A LIVE TV APPEARANCE FROM 1974 WITH ONE OF FOGHAT'S BEST ‘I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU’

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 7, 2020…43 YEARS AGO PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS RELEASED THE LIVE VERSION OF “MAYBE I’M AMAZED”. THE STUDIO VERSION OF THE SONG WAS NEVER RELEASED AS A SINGLE. IT WAS RECORDED FOR McCARTNEY’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM AFTER LEAVING THE BEATLES. THE SONG WAS THE FIRST SONG McCARTNEY WROTE IN 1969 AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS WIFE LINDA, WHO HE CREDITS AS GETTING HIM THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN HIS LIFE. A CONCERT VERSION WAS RELEASED AS A SINGLE TO PROMOTE THE TOUR “WINGS OVER AMERICA.” IT’S THE ULTIMATE LOVE SONG, AND HERE’S McCARTNEY PERFORMING THE SONG IN 1976

Lamont & Tonelli talked to Mr. Skin for his weekly fun bags forecast, this week Mr. Skin announced the return of his Anatomy Awards, including Best Nipslip to Megan Rapinoe in 2019 ESPY Awards, Best Thong to Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers and Most Surprising Nudity to Maisie Williams in Game of Thrones.

Guns N' Roses will be at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 5th.

The ticket presale is Thursday, February 6th from 10am to 10pm.

Use the code word: solo

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 7th at 12pm through: www.livenation.com

Click here to purchase tickets.

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 6, 2020…ON THIS DAY IN 2001 GUITARIST DON FELDER RECEIVED A CALL FROM EAGLES MANAGER IRVING AZOFF TELLING HIM THE REST OF THE BAND HAS “DECIDED TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU.” THE DEFINING MOMENT CAME WHEN FELDER AND FREY GOT INTO AN ON STAGE FIGHT IN CONCERT. ACCORDING TO GLENN FREY  “Things came to a head as the band wound up their 1980 tour with a benefit show in support of California senator Alan Cranston. According to Frey's account, Mr Cranston came backstage before the concert to thank the band for their efforts, but Felder responded with a less-than-enthusiastic: "You're welcome, Senator… I guess." It led to a huge backstage row, with beer bottles smashed against the wall. "I felt Don Felder insulted Senator Cranston under his breath, and I confronted him with it," said Frey. "So now we're on stage, and Felder looks back at me and says, 'Only three more songs till I kick your ass, pal.' "We're out there singing Best of My Love, but inside both of us are thinking, 'As soon as this is over, I'm going to kill him.'

HERE’S SOME VIDEO OF FELDER PLAYING ‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA’ WITH SLASH

photo thanks- Jimmy O’Sheehan photography https://www.facebook.com/jimmyosheehan/

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 6, 2020…HAPPY 58TH B’DAY TO AXL ROSE. AXL IS AND HAS BEEN THE SOLE LEAD SINGER FOR GUNS N’ ROSES SINCE THE GROUP’S INCEPTION IN 1985. AND, OH YEAH, HE ALSO ADDED AC/DC TO THE RESUME IN 2016. ROSE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HOF WITH THE REST OF THE LINE UP OF GUNS N’ ROSES IN 2012. ROSE, HOWEVER, DECLINED THE CEREMONY AND ASKED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE HALL. AXL AND THE BOYS ARE GEARING UP FOR GUNS N’ ROSES’ RECENTLY ANNOUNCED “LARGER THAN LIFE GLOBAL STADIUM TOUR” AND WILL BE IN THE BAY AREA AUGUST 5TH AT ORACLE PARK IN SAN FRANCISCO. YOU CAN WIN TICKETS TO THE SHOW EVERY WEEKDAY ON THE BONE FROM 6AM-6PM WITH A CHANCE FOR FRONT ROW SEATS. AWESOMENESS ABOUND!!

HERE’S SOME LIVE GUNS N’ ROSES WITH A GREAT VERSION OF 'CIVIL WAR' !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upXwy-qie_E

photo thanks-theincomparablejimsheehanhttps://www.facebook.com/jimmyosheehan/